Release Letter Combined H.264 Firmware for CPP6 UHD cameras Products: CPP5 encoders CPP4 HD cameras CPP3 cameras and encoders CPP-ENC H.264 encoders Version: 5.92.0718 This letter contains latest information about the above mentioned firmware version. 1 General This firmware release 5.92.0718 is a combined firmware package, applicable to H.264 products based on one of the following platforms. The platforms have been renamed for a more generic recognition to Common Product Platform, short CPP, followed by the architecture-related number or suffix. The filenames are adapted accordingly. Changes since last release are marked in blue. 1 of 8
This firmware supports: CPP6 UHD cameras o initial FW 5.91 CPP5 encoders o update from FW 5.70.0023 or newer to FW 5.90 CPP4 HD cameras o update from FW 5.01 or newer CPP3 cameras and encoders o update from FW 4.54.0026 or newer to FW 5.73 CPP-ENC o VIP-X1600-XFM4 encoders: update from FW 4.2x or newer to FW 5.52 o VJT XF and VJD-3000 update to FW5.85.0040 The combined firmware package includes the following build versions: CPP6 H.264 5.91.0085 CPP5 H.264 5.90.0070 CPP4 H.264 5.92.0090 CPP3 H.264 5.73.0040 CPP-ENC H.264 5.85.0040 for VJT XF family and VJD-3000 CPP-ENC H.264 5.52.0015 for VIP X1600 XFM4 For detailed description please refer to the separate release letters. Note: To upgrade to a newer firmware version using this combined firmware package, firmware versions before 5.5x require an intermediate update cycle using the respective platform firmware version mentioned above. Note: This combined firmware file shall not be applied to CPP5 products with firmware version older than 5.70.0023 as it may cause problems. If occurred, CPP5 products can be recovered by uploading the separate CPP5 firmware file. 2 of 8
2 Applicable products: CPP6 o o DINION IP starlight 8000 MP DINION IP ultra 8000 MP CPP5 o VIDEOJET multi 4000 o VIP-X16XF-E CPP4 (formerly IPBE4) o AUTODOME 7000 series o DINION HD 1080p o DINION HD 1080p HDR o DINION HD 720p o DINION imager 9000 HD o DINION IP 5000 HD o DINION IP 5000 MP o DINION IP 4000 HD o DINION IP starlight 7000 HD o EXTREGA IP dynamic 9000 o EXTREGA IP starlight 9000 o FLEXIDOME corner 9000 MP o FLEXIDOME HD 1080p o FLEXIDOME HD 1080p HDR o FLEXIDOME HD 720p o Vandal-proof FLEXIDOME HD 1080p o Vandal-proof FLEXIDOME HD 1080p HDR o Vandal-proof FLEXIDOME HD 720p o FLEXIDOME indoor 5000 HD o FLEXIDOME indoor 5000 MP o FLEXIDOME IP indoor 4000 HD o FLEXIDOME IP indoor 4000 IR o FLEXIDOME IP outdoor 4000 HD o FLEXIDOME IP outdoor 4000 IR o FLEXIDOME micro 5000 HD o FLEXIDOME micro 5000 MP o FLEXIDOME outdoor 5000 HD o FLEXIDOME outdoor 5000 MP o FLEXIDOME micro 2000 HD o FLEXIDOME micro 2000 IP o Indoor Minidome 1080p o Indoor Minidome 5 MP o IP bullet 4000 HD o IP bullet 5000 HD o IP micro 2000 o IP micro 2000 HD o MIC IP dynamic 7000 o MIC IP starlight 7000 o TINYON IP 2000 family 3 of 8
CPP3 (formerly IPBE3) o AutoDome Easy II IP series o AutoDome Junior HD, Jr HD fix o AutoDome 700 IP IVA o AutoDome 800 o AutoDome Junior 800 o VG4 AutoDome IP series o VG5 AutoDome IP series o DINIONDINION XF 720p+, NBN-921-P o DINION XF, NBC-455-P o DINION 2X, NBN-498-P o FLEXIDOME XF 720p+, NDN-921-P o FLEXIDOME XF, NDC-455-P o FLEXIDOME 2X, NDN-498-P o Economy Box Cameras, NBC-225 series, NBC-255 series, NTC-255-PI o Economy Dome Cameras, NDC-225 series, NDC-255 series o Economy HD Box Cameras, NBC-265 series, NTC-265-PI o Economy HD Dome Cameras, NDC-265 series, NDN-265-PIO o Extreme series EX30 IR, NEI-30 IR Imager o Far Infra-Red camera, VOT-320 o VIP X1 XF Single-Channel H.264 Encoder o WLAN cameras NBC-255-W and NBC-265-W o Economic version VIP-X1XF-E o Video Conference Dome IVA o REG 1.5 IP and REG L2 o MIC IP PSU CPP-ENC (formerly VIPX H.264) o VIP-X1600-XFM4 o VJT-X20/X40XF-E o VJT-XTCXF o VIDEOJET decoder 3000, VJD-3000 4
3 New Main Features for CPP4 products (excerpt) Intelligent Defog, also called idefog, is an implementation of contrast enhancement for foggy scenes. New algorithm makes the level control speed faster when changing the light condition. Resolution 1280x960 with aspect ratio 4:3 is supported on selected cameras Scene modes (former user modes) update up to 9 scene modes for selected cameras TINYON IP 2000 PIR has a PIR sensor for motion detection, which can be used as a standard input to the alarm rule engine and as a recording trigger. New wireless LAN camera TINYON IP 2000 WI supports WPS. Activated WPS mode is indicated by 0.5 Hz blinking. Automated Network Replenishment, ANR 2.0, has been enhanced to provide more robustness against SD card failures, including the possibility to add alternative storages. SD cards are automatically detected, prepared for use, and recording started without configuration required. SD card is added to managed storage media even if not inserted. A storage system indicator icon has been added to the Web page s title, providing a quick indication about the health status of SD card recording by green, yellow, or red colour. An alarm is created if recording stops, usable in Alarm Task Scripting. IPv6 stateless autoconfiguration has been enabled to allow IPv6 routability. The Auto-IPv6 address is displayed in Web browser menu below the manual IPv6 address, but is not configurable. Auto-IP assignment for IPv4 (aka Link local, APIPA) has been added as an alternative setting to pure DHCP. In this mode, if no DHCP server is responding after 10 seconds, a link-local address will be chosen. 802.1x has been enhanced by EAP/TLS using specific certificate. Certificates for client and server side can be uploaded to be used for authentication. After a network link is re-established EAPOL communication is initiated to restart 802.1x authentication even if the switch does not initiate this. Secure SMTP over Transport Layer Security (TLS/SSL) is supported according to RFC-3207. Connection is established using plain text on port 25; then TLS is negotiated with StartTLS command. Please check the release letter of CPP4 FW 5.90 for features in completeness and details. 5
4 Changes for CPP5 products The number of RTSP connections has been increased to 64, allowing an extensive number of video streams to be connected in parallel in ONVIF environments. An issue has been fixed where in very rare cases the network interface was disabled after booting or rebooting, causing the device not responding to any network traffic until a manual power cycle. An issue with the queue for ONVIF event handling has been fixed. Please check the release letter of CPP5 FW 5.90 for features in completeness and details. 5 New Features for CPP3 products With a Bilinx dome connected to a VIP-X1XF, PTZ control is now available via the Video Security app. Tamper detection is now also possible on VOT-320. ONVIF: a timeout range for continuous move has been added. ONVIF GetDigitalInputs is now implemented. Enhanced Chinese character set with Unicode support. Please check the release letter of CPP3 FW 5.73 for features in completeness and details. 6
6 Restrictions; Known Issues This firmware and its included platform firmware builds are not applicable to MPEG-4 products. The final firmware version for VIP-X1600-XFM4 modules is FW 5.52. No newer firmware can be loaded onto these modules. The final firmware version for CPP3 devices is FW 5.73. No newer firmware can be loaded onto these modules. The Combined Firmware file does not load onto VG4 AutoDome or AutoDome Easy II via the browser when running a firmware version before 5.52.0017. The specific platform file should be used instead. Cameras or encoders with a minimum firmware version that is higher than the lowest firmware version in the combined firmware file may show error 0x0b in the upload history which can be ignored. Firmware upload is not affected by this. Please check the respective release letter of a camera or encoder for further device-specific restrictions. 7
7 System Requirements Possible clients for configuration purposes: Configuration Manager 4.46 or newer Web Browsers: o Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 or higher o Mozilla Firefox Possible clients for operation purposes: Bosch Video Security ipad App 1.2 Web Browsers: o Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher o Mozilla Firefox BVC 1.4 or newer Oracle Java Virtual Machine 1.6.0_35 DirectX 9.0c MPEG-ActiveX 5.71 or newer 8